迷う

• 読み: まよう
• ローマ字: mayou
• 漢字の分解: 迷 (mei/mayo) — astray, be perplexed, lost
• 発音: /ma.joː/

意味

To be puzzled; to be perplexed; to lose one's way. Used for both physical and mental states of being lost.

A Group 1 (godan) verb conjugated with the う row. An intransitive verb used for getting physically lost (道に迷う), being unable to decide (迷っている), and being confused or hesitant. Very common in daily conversation. The related noun 迷い means hesitation or doubt. Often appears in the pattern ～か迷う (to be torn between options).

例文

1. 知らない街で道に迷ってしまった。
2. 赤と青のどちらにするか迷っている。
3. 転職するかどうか、ずっと迷っていた。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, decision-making, travel

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 迷 combines 辶 (road/movement radical) and 米 (rice/scatter). Scattering on the road — losing direction, going astray among branching paths.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal